The JR Newsletter is the official e-newsletter of the John Reich Collectors Society. The purpose of the John Reich Collectors Society (JRCS) is to encourage the study of numismatics, particularly United States gold and silver coins minted before the introduction of the Seated Liberty design, and to provide technical and educational information concerning such coins.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Volume 1 / Issue 1 of the John Reich Journal (JRJ) is rare,
with many members either missing a copy or having a photo copy of this
issue.The publishing date is January
1986, noted at the top of the table of contents.

I was having lunch this week with fellow JRCS member and
numismatist Steve Herrman.Steve at one
time had only the photo copy of the first issue of the JRJ.David Davis found a copy of the first issue
and gave it to the JRCS Board of Directors.I suggested it be awarded to Steve Herrman for all he has done and does
for JRCS.The board unanimously agreed,
and Steve has what is probably the most pristine copy of Issue 1 that
exists.A “Condition Rarity” for
sure!I think it is graded MS69 CAC….

I bring this up, since while having lunch with Steve this
topic came up.Steve mentioned to me
that there was no Issue 1 of the Journal on the Newman Numismatic Portal
(NNP).I checked this out, and Steve was
correct.The set given to the NNP must
have been missing Issue 1!

Authors in the first issue included David J. Davis (Editor),
Allen F. Lovejoy, Jules Reiver, Sheridan Downey, III,
Robert M. Stark, Russell J. Logan, and JRCS Member #17 (whom I’ve never
met).A Who’s Who in Numismatics and
JRCS!

Here’s a question for JRCS members – what was the most
unusual feature in Issue 1?One I don’t
believe we have seen since.Send your
answers to Richard Meaney, editor of JR Newsletter (jrnewsletter(at)gmail.com) and copy me at
wdperki(at)attglobal.net

Nominees for JRCS Hall of Fame

Nominations for the JRCS Hall of Fame class of 2019 are now OPEN.

The membership is encouraged to send nominations for the Hall of Fame at any time. You can nominate candidates for either the veteran (those who contributed before the advent of JRCS) or the modern (those who have been members of JRCS) categories. Please include any pertinent information about the nominee that you feel necessary. Nominees will then be voted on by the HOF committee and the inductees will be announced at the annual meeting at the ANA convention in the summer. We look forward to seeing your nominations!

Please forward your nominations to bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com or to jrnewsletter(at)gmail.com or to any of the other members of the JRCS board of officers.